BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, as well as immediate and unconditional release of all hostages FOR: 153 AGAINST: 10 ABSTAIN: 23 The world stands against genocide. ✊🏼 https://t.co/ZqtRtIawGx - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

farhanasultana.com • 444 days ago

BREAKING: UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, as well as immediate and unconditional release of all hostages

FOR: 153
AGAINST: 10
ABSTAIN: 23

The world stands against genocide. ✊🏼

https://t.co/ZqtRtIawGx

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diamdante.bsky.social•444 days ago

is this resolution binding

rondoncarl.bsky.social•444 days ago

https://rb.gy/xb6nc1

clairejane5.bsky.social•444 days ago

No.

erinchristinebell.bsky.social•444 days ago

Anyone have an idea if/what this will mean in concrete terms?

foxymoxie.bsky.social•444 days ago

When W was in office I read an extensive article about how the Christian right influences policy in the Middle East (and elsewhere but the article focused on Israel.) and it was wild, just how much grown ass people act upon fairy tale BS. I can't even. It's an abomination.

carlnyberg312.bsky.social•444 days ago

Have you considered the possibility that the US economy has been built around racism & military spending? And maybe the theology was arranged around the racism & economic policy?

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Majority of the Zionists in the US are Christian Zionists since they believe in some rapture stuff and have influenced US foreign policy to usher that in faster but also bc they are anti-Muslim.

lizdunn.bsky.social•444 days ago

Finally !!!

augustin-trebuchet.bsky.social•444 days ago

…aaaaaaaaand it will change absolutely nothing, just like the umpteen previous resolutions in support of the Palestinian people that were approved before.

The UN is a toothless lion if you’re a friend of the US, Russia or China.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

We know this. See the rest of my thread to the OP. It’s a signifier of global solidarity and also showcases how much US vetoes yet again when it comes to Palestine, a pattern of toxic behavior. The Security Council needs to be restructured and not be full of the leading arms dealers of the world.

herooftim.bsky.social•444 days ago

It also shows how colonizing powers subvert the will of the public, which Prof. Sultana is constantly discussing
Of the 8 against (excluding US/Israel)
2 are ex US colonies
4 have economies dependent on the US
I’m not sure about the other 2
But it shows the US for the modern day colonial power it is

herooftim.bsky.social•444 days ago

Prof. Sultana is simply just showing us that only a few with an excess amount of power are against the ceasefire.
It’s simply amazing how many of us globally are supportive of a ceasefire

augustin-trebuchet.bsky.social•444 days ago

And it’s equally amazing that, no matter how many or how vocal we are, we remain powerless.

We’re the « thoughts and prayers » to the mass shooting victims.

herooftim.bsky.social•444 days ago

Then you are misunderstanding this thread
She & others are using this to increase morale & encourage people to continue to protest and fight against those in power in any way we can. A lot of westerners are feeling defeatist and act like the Zionists won, which is why it’s important to KEEP fighting

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Thank you. I appreciate this. It’s been a hellish afternoon flighting the Zionist lobby on this app alone

augustin-trebuchet.bsky.social•444 days ago

The UN has failed victims of wars since day 1. To paraphrase, « it is a place run by some idiots, full of sound and fury, accomplishing nothing. »

kaesmis.bsky.social•444 days ago

Just a note: this isn't really helpful in any way.

augustin-trebuchet.bsky.social•444 days ago

Just a note: as if gesticulations on the world stage were. 75+ years the world has *done* nothing, but we *talk*, oh, oh we *talk*!

And we’ll keep talking until the US finally decides to act. (Don’t hold your breath!)

kaesmis.bsky.social•444 days ago

You are adding nothing to this discussion.

pkpd-babe.bsky.social•444 days ago

If I just spent the last 2+ months avoiding bombs left and right, starving, seeing friends and family members disabled, killed, or stripped and taken away, my home destroyed, it would mean a lot to see the world (largely) supports an end to the bloodshed.

augustin-trebuchet.bsky.social•444 days ago

If I just spent the last 2+ months avoiding bombs left and right, starving, seeing friends and family members disabled, killed, or stripped and taken away, my home destroyed, it would mean a lot to see the world (largely) ACT TOWARDS an end to the bloodshed.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Exactly this!

circaliz.bsky.social•444 days ago

Now do something about it.

idealistisk.bsky.social•444 days ago

I hate that on this website they are syndicating X, the fascist social media platform.

duaadiddy.bsky.social•444 days ago

Uhhh why does Israel get a vote in their own mess?

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

I asked that last time too.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

The US being on the wrong side of history. Again. But this super majority vote shows that the world stands against racist genocidal monsters & for a ceasefire, which is LITERALLY THE BASIC MINIMUM needed after 2 months of this. Next should be end the occupation, lift the seize, stop colonizing.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

The smaller poorer countries that abstained are likely heavily reliant on the US for economic purposes & bullied by it so could not vote against US stance; others have their own reasons. My point is the Global Majority stands with Palestine.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Side note: there are large numbers of pro-genocider, hasbara-brain-rot, whataboutism-dudebros, and general anti-Muslim folks in my replies (there are often some combo of these bc folks think I don’t have range to debate them). Please push back as collective action is always welcome & benefits us all

mary-the-cat.bsky.social•444 days ago

i just block 'em, it's fastest. their sole role is to prevent conversations from progressing.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Yes, but they keep spreading their vile misinformation. I have been fighting some many of those hasbara-brain-rot people on this OP alone. Ugh.

mary-the-cat.bsky.social•444 days ago

I suppose ultimately I believe that those who need to know, actually know. I've lost too many friends in Gaza over the past 10 years to even bother engaging , when I'm very likely to lose more. I am careful to get 3 sources before I post anything, though. So I'm sure. That is a precaustion i take.

hairymonk.bsky.social•444 days ago

The israelie government has spent millions of dollars on its Ministry Of Propaganda to control the narrative that they have just lost. Funny that. 🤣

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Since folks asked, here’s the breakdown of the votes for ceasefire in the UN resolution today:

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frickin-dude.bsky.social•444 days ago

Why is Austria against this?!?

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

P.S. There are far too many replies or queries to this OP for me to answer or address them all. There are many trolls & racists replying with propaganda nonsense too. Folks are welcome to reply to anyone they wish. I have to go deal with IRL stuff now. Thanks to allies for jumping in when needed!

bgmerkle.bsky.social•444 days ago

U.S. voted against 🤬😭💔

goodmourning.bsky.social•444 days ago

There’s something kind of refreshing about finally, so obviously, being the bad guy. This vote just called us out so blatantly, it better be in Helvetia bold 25 point in all the history books

Do better USA. Free Palestine.

mintsolstice.bsky.social•444 days ago

How else is the usa gonna actually earn money?

That war machine gotta keep turning.

tyrotcm.bsky.social•444 days ago

are you actually the least bit surprised?

beccabeean.bsky.social•444 days ago

I am so sorry that your comments are absolutely flooded by people who lack the ability to read all information presented before engaging. Then again, they wouldn’t be believing what they do if they took in true full context to begin with

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Thank you for saying this. It’s common on social media to shoot from the hip, and also, various posts just cross the ether at the same time. I know I’m being more generous than i need to be since there is also intentional obfuscation of meaning & misinterpreting of words. And inability to read too 😂

sheadapts.bsky.social•444 days ago

Note a pattern:
UN Res: US wants pause-Russia China veto/2 days later pause
UN Res: Russia China want ceasefire-US veto/2 days later ceasefire.

Diplomacy at work?

paulma.bsky.social•444 days ago

I wonder if Israel will make any effort to follow this resolution. It’s ignored most if not all previous resolution relating to Palestine - that’s why we are where we’re at.

raea.meangirls.online•444 days ago

Biden: *literally censured by the vast majority of countries for egregious support of genocide*

libs: but u fail to consider his domestic record,

rondoncarl.bsky.social•444 days ago

https://rb.gy/xb6nc1

matrixman124.hellthread.vet•444 days ago

"he also undermines rail strikes"

paulcarroll15.bsky.social•444 days ago

Not quite "the world" though. Germany, Ukraine and the USA not standing against genocide is surely
a big part of the story here.

raymondgibson.bsky.social•444 days ago

Like Serbia wasn’t doing the exact same damn shit in the 1990s.

raymondgibson.bsky.social•444 days ago

Myanmar just genocided Rohingya.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Maybe you can read my next post in that thread?

paulcarroll15.bsky.social•444 days ago

I can and I did. My post wasn't intended to be critical of you in any way, I was drawing attention - as we all should - to the shocking decision of several very important countries to decline to support an end to genocide.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

There’s a long colonizing imperialist and racist history behind it all. And also economic ties and geopolitics. And gas deals.

hairymonk.bsky.social•444 days ago

Zelenski voting against mass murder while he throws hundreds of thousands of bodies into a meat grinder would have been a surprise to be honest.

carlosdiablo.bsky.social•444 days ago

To be fair, Ukraine is dependent on the USA for its survival and for Germany to vote against Israel would provoke all kinds of shit. I'm not excusing their inaction, far from it. But you can see why they behaved as they did

hairymonk.bsky.social•444 days ago

It's more of a tribal thing with Zelenski I think. 😉

angelcomrade.bsky.social•444 days ago

The block list I follow is very strong because I can see very little backlash here
I'm wondering if my peace of mind is counter-productive for the cause
Feels a bit selfish if I'm honest

exahamza.bsky.social•444 days ago

What changes will bring

kevinz1.bsky.social•444 days ago

I don’t think Israel was prepared for the backlash it’s receiving from the global population.

clairejane5.bsky.social•444 days ago

It's a start, but not binding.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

I know. The US vetoes all good things. But this is a super majority against Zionist racist genociders and it sends a global signal. Even the smaller developing countries that abstained or voted no likely did so due to ties to or dependency on the US. This is geopolitical reality.

wolf666.bsky.social•444 days ago

You know it's bad when Canada goes against the US on a geopolitical issue

trinityxaos.bsky.social•444 days ago

Good for majority of the UN!
..The US voted against again, did they?

nanagabynka.bsky.social•444 days ago

Unfortunately its not binding and US vetoed the one that was

hairymonk.bsky.social•444 days ago

Release of hostages should include every Palestinian languishing in an israeli jail on Administrive Detention.

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

100% this

tyrotcm.bsky.social•444 days ago

So the UN nations as a whole can't actually do anything because of the security council veto, but they can make their feelings clear on the record? Or am I missing something?

mykidsmombb8.bsky.social•444 days ago

A catastrophic decision by Joe Biden.

jackg.bsky.social•444 days ago

which is rejected by Isreal and hamas.... what's next?

farhanasultana.com•444 days ago

Palestinians have called for a ceasefire for 2 months. Israel has broken majority of the ceasefires over decades. So reign in the nuclear-powered genocider maybe?

jackg.bsky.social•444 days ago

that would be great but at this point who is going to stop Israel's reign of terror? and if Isreal stops it's genocide campaign and hamas remains in power what's next? how can the world stand by allowing the murder of so many children????